Landray GL.01
Landray · France · first flew 1976 · light aircraft
The Landray GL.01 is a small tandem-wing, side-by-side-seat sport aircraft of the Mignet Pou-du-Ciel type. Built in the mid 1970s, the single example remains active.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | Tandem-wing layout in the Mignet Pou-du-Ciel tradition, with a front wing held above the fuselage on two tall, slightly diverging faired struts |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Tandem-wing layout in the Mignet Pou-du-Ciel tradition, with a front wing held above the fuselage on two tall, slightly diverging faired struts
- Side-by-side two-seat cockpit enclosed under a perspex canopy
- Small angular wooden fin and a large, deep balanced rudder whose balance surface lies below the fuselage
Look for a wooden Pou-du-Ciel-type aircraft with a pivoting front wing on tall struts, a fixed fabric-covered rear wing with two metal flaps, spatted main wheels on arched glass-fibre legs and a tailwheel set into the rudder.
Specifications
- The Landray GL.01 has a length of 5 m (16 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.4 m (24 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 220 km/h (137 mph).
- Typical crew: 2.
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History
Gilbert Landray began to build the first of a series of tandem-wing light aircraft in the later 1970s, closest to the Croses Criquet. The GL.01 first flew in August 1976.
Variants
Only one was built. The forward wing is a one-piece structure whose angle of incidence the pilot can vary from 2 to 14 degrees.
Where you'll see it
It remained on the French civil aircraft register in 2014, having been based at Marennes since 2003.
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